Slid Slide Move Slaɪd Sliding Slope Drawers Easily

• we slid down the grassy slope.
• the drawers slide in and out easily.
• she slid her hand along the rail.
• you can slide the front seats forward if necessary.

slide

1. to move easily over a smooth or wet surface; to make something move in this way
• We slid down the grassy slope.
• The drawers slide in and out easily.
• She slid her hand along the rail.
• You can slide the front seats forward if necessary.
• The automatic doors slid open.
2. to move quickly and quietly, for example in order not to be noticed; to make something move in this way
• synonym slip
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• He slid into bed.
• She slid out while no one was looking.
• The man slid the money quickly into his pocket.
• He slid a shy look at Claire.
3. to become gradually lower or of less value
• Shares slid to a 10-year low.
4. to move gradually into a worse situation
• The industry has slid into decline.
• They were sliding towards bankruptcy.
• He got depressed and began to let things slide (= failed to give things the attention they needed).

Extra Examples

• He slid off the couch and walked over to me.
• She took the note and slid it quickly into her pocket.
• Tears slid slowly down his pale cheek.
• The Hong Kong economy was sliding into recession.
• The doors slid open.
• The economy is sliding rapidly downhill.
• The eyes slid away from his own in embarrassment.
• The melting snow began to slide from the sloping roofs.
• The moon slid silently behind a cloud.
• We slid helplessly down the slope.
• a vehicle that will slide smoothly across snow
• He slipped/slid the money into his pocket.
• Make sure the drawers can slide in and out easily.
• The automatic doors slid open as we approached.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they slide
• he / she / it slides
• past simple slid
• past participle slid
• -ing form sliding

Word Origin

• Old English slīdan (verb); related to sled and sledge. The noun, first in the sense ‘act of sliding’, is recorded from the late 16th cent.